Hurricane Beryl Causes Damage In Texas As It Makes Landfall

In the early morning of July 8th, 2024 Beryl made landfall in Matagorda, Texas as a Category 1 Hurricane, the first landfall of the season.

Sustained wind at landfall topped out at 80 mph, however strong wind gusts, storm surge, and flooding from torrential rain are arguably bigger concerns. The storm left Texas with damaged homes and buildings and almost 3 million people were left without power on Monday.

The damage of Beryl doesn't stop there, outer bands of the storm produced a tornado outbreak and storm related wind gusts from eastern Texas to western Louisiana.

Hurricane Beryl's Landfall & Damage Is The Earliest In A Decade

Beryl is the earliest hurricane to strike the US in the last decade. The most recent early July US hurricane landfall was Hurricane Arthur, a July 4th Category 2 hurricane that hit North Carolina in 2014.

Beryl, a historic hurricane, broke many records in the last week, including the strongest June hurricane on record and earliest Category 5 on record.

The storm was first identified as a disturbance in the Atlantic on June 26th. But it was quickly upgraded to a Tropical Storm with a forecast to become a major hurricane. At 6 AM on June 30th, Beryl is upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, but not for long. Rapid intensification continues.

In under 5 hours, wind speeds were sustained at 130 mph, making this a Category 4 hurricane, with an aim for the Windward Islands.

If you want to read more about the records Hurricane Beryl broke, read our article Hurricane Beryl Strengthens To Category 5, Breaking Records In the Caribbean.

Hurricane Beryl Causes Damage Three Times

Hurricane Beryl made landfall 3 times, causing damage. The first time, on July 1st, as a Category 4 hurricane on Carricous Island. The second, as a Category 2 hurricane on the Yucatan Peninsula. And finally as Category 1 hurricane about an hour and half south of Houston, TX.

Tropical Storm Beryl will weaken over land, but the impacts will be far reaching. The remnants of the storm will travel north and east, bringing rain to the midwest and then in Canada.

HailTrace will be tracking Beryl as it makes it continues its journey. You can watch our live forecast on Facebook, Youtube, or X.

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